Steam-Powered Computer
trumpet scratch, synthesizer scratch, voice scratch. dancehall reggae, steampunk. A humorous and energetic steampunk reggae track with a dancehall reggae core fused with unique industrial sound effects. The tone is quirky and comical, featuring a listless female alto vocal. minor. 88 BPM. The instrumentation is a blend of traditional reggae instruments (steel pan, bongo, conga, guiro, timbales, cajon) and industrial sounds (sampled steam sounds, sampled machine sounds, sampled train whistle, sampled beep sounds). The core instruments include trumpet, synthesizer, electric guitar, and electric bass.
Steam-Powered Computer
trumpet scratch, synthesizer scratch, voice scratch. dancehall reggae, steampunk. A humorous and energetic steampunk reggae track with a dancehall reggae core fused with unique industrial sound effects. The tone is quirky and comical, featuring a listless female alto vocal. minor. 88 BPM. The instrumentation is a blend of traditional reggae instruments (steel pan, bongo, conga, guiro, timbales, cajon) and industrial sounds (sampled steam sounds, sampled machine sounds, sampled train whistle, sampled beep sounds). The core instruments include trumpet, synthesizer, electric guitar, and electric bass.
Lyrics
Intro
Verse
Coal in the furnace, gears start to grind
Takes forever just to leave the line
Brass pipes hissin’, smoke in the sky
Grandpa AI shakes his head, says “Why?”
Verse
Won’t learn new tricks, stuck in the past
Ask it a riddle, it freezes fast
Steam whistle blowin’, the crowd all stares
You hit it with a hammer, now it suddenly cares
Pre-Chorus
It’s slow, it’s hot, but it keeps the beat
Clanking gears on a reggae street
Laugh and dance, don’t let it stall
Steampunk riddim in a big brass hall
Chorus
Pee-pee pop-pop, steam rise up
Bang that drum and fill my cup
Who built this crazy machine so tall?
AI and computer, they fight, they brawl
rap
Steam and gleam, brass pipe dream
Overheat quick when I crank the scheme
Cogwheel turn with a chug and scream
Grandpa code stuck in an old regime
Whistle blast, smoke roll fast
Memory crash like a shipwrecked mast
Circuit burn, no quick return
Ask one thing, it refuse to learn
Old AI with a rusty tone
Grumble, mumble, don’t leave it alone
Throw coal deep, make the boiler moan
User rage shakes the microphone
Hammer drop, reset the slot
Cooling down but it’s burning hot
Clash on stage with a boom and pop
Big band steam, can’t make it stop
Interlude
rap
Clockwork tick with a heavy kick
AI sick with a stubborn trick
Funky brass blow, the gears all stick
Reggae groove, but the pipes go thick
Iron face, won’t change the pace
Running in circles, a losing race
Coal dust choke, machine gon’ croak
Puffing out clouds like a fire broke
Hot brass shine in the midnight show
Cymbal crash and the whistles blow
Gear grind loud in the undertow
Dancehall steam with a ragtime glow
Punch that code, but it won’t decode
Carry that load on a smokin’ road
Brass band laugh at the overload
Still we jam till the boiler explode
Chorus
Pee-pee pop-pop, steam rise up
Bang that drum and fill my cup
Who built this crazy machine so tall?
AI and computer, they fight, they brawl
Outro
Finale